One hurt on Turnpike as car flips north of Lehigh Tunnel

A small car flipped over a guardrail Wednesday night, injuring one person, as the car and a tractor-trailer approached the Lehigh Tunnel on the Turnpike's Northeast Extension, police said.

The injured person was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, state police at Highspire said. The victim's condition was not available.

Police radio reports indicated the tractor-trailer was involved in the 8:05 p.m. accident in East Penn Township, but hours later a police spokesman said he did not know if the Mini Cooper and the big rig collided.

Both vehicles apparently were in the southbound lanes, just north of the tunnel, when the car ran into the guardrail and rolled over.

Police said traffic was restricted for about an hour after the crash, but it continued to move through. By 10 p.m., all southbound lanes were clear.